11-28-2020, 05:43 PM
(11-28-2020, 05:07 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: Nice post KL, i enjoyed that.
Brunson i don’t believe needs to be able to play with Luka. He can, i just think the strength of Brunson is that he’s a bright leader who does a bit of everything decent. Ideal for the bench decision maker when Luka is off the court. Not only that, but Rick will sit Luka a few games and Brunson has shown he can start in a pinch
So, here is my thinking about the above. While I agree that the Mavericks will always have a need for a guy who can handle back up point guard duties, even if that’s all he can do, I think that from Brunson‘s perspective, he is going to want to make more money on his next contract. If he wants to make that money here, he will have to make himself a viable option playing with Luka. It’s possible that he could be successful and attractive to another team whose best player is NOT their point guard without taking that step, but for me to see him as a long-term re-sign solution here, I’d say he needs to get better off ball.
I hope that makes sense. I definitely don’t mean it as a criticism of Brunson.